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Self-Powered Wildfire Detector Could Help Fight the Spread of Deadly Blazes, Using Motion of Trees For Power – Good News Network
Michigan State scientists developed a remote forest fire detector and alarm system powered by nothing but the movement of trees in the wind.
Changyong Cao, MSU
Smokey the Bear admonished that only you can prevent forest fires, but what if Smokey had some high-tech backup?
A team of scientists at Michigan State University has developed a remote forest fire detector and alarm system powered by nothing but the movement of the trees in the wind.
As detailed in their new study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, the battery-free device generates electrical power by harvesting energy from the sporadic movement of the…
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